“Panama hasn’t gotten that much attention. As one of New York’s most exciting DJs, Bembona is on a mission to reclaim Panama’s disregarded contributions to the game and uplift current talent in the Central American country. But she knew less of artists coming out of Panama, the oft-forgotten originators of reggae en español (or plena), a genre that largely influenced the more popular vibras of el caribe. She was well-versed on la isla del encanto’s salsa orchestras and its reggaetoneros who, at the time, were dominating local radio stations. Growing up in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, Puerto Rican-Panamanian DJ Bembona was raised on a heavy dose of Bori soundscapes.
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